Doug,

If your Catboat carried the wide beam and "Barndoor Rudder" it was Cult
material.

I guess we should mention the "Atlantic City Catboat," with it balanced
inboard rudder. A lot of them around and are still in production. Good
Boats



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Thom Stewart wrote:
Doug,

If your Catboat carried the wide beam and "Barndoor Rudder" it was Cult
material.


Of course it did! It was a 22' LOA cat with (as near as I
can recall) a 500 Sq Ft gaff mainsail, the end of the boom
was about 4 feet aft of the transom. The rudder was not
truly a barn door, but it was bigger than a mid-size car
door, and geared to neat little old-fashioned steering
wheel. It was also the only boat I've ever owned that had
inside ballast... made me nervous when sailing hard, but no
trouble ever came. That was a fun boat, partly because I
could take lots of friends and still handle the sheet & helm
myself.

Ever climb up the mast by way of hoops?


I guess we should mention the "Atlantic City Catboat," with it balanced
inboard rudder. A lot of them around and are still in production. Good
Boats


Yes, they are still being raced enthusiastically on Barnegat
Bay... a cult boat for sure, and expensive enough to be a
real status symbol. My grandfather talked about racing
A-cats when he was young.

BTW Thom ever seen or sailed a sneakbox?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I was going to mention the "Sneakbox" but didn't know how many would
know what I was talking about. Just about had to be on the Barnagat and
be a really "Wet ass sailor" to appreciate them and a Duck hunter when
in season. A great boat for Kids to learn to sail properly.



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Doug,

I learned to sail on an old "Sandbagger work Catboat" I went up the
mast many time on the Hoops to free the Boom Jaw. It was my Job to keep
it Greased. If it stuck it was me that had to free it.



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